It's only Tony Fortmann, a visual productions and music promoter, making his rounds. Three weeks ago, Fortmann, 25, moved to the Fieldstone subdivision off Mars Hill Road in Watkinsville to live with his girlfriend, Rochelle Bauman. And already, the 1971 Cadillac driven by the baggy-pants-wearing former Atlantan has caused a scene.

''We cruise around, go to the grocery store, go to clubs, Wal-Mart,' he said. ''We get admiration. And when I go to Kroger I'll come out and there'll be a group of people outside of it, looking at it. And everybody gives me the right-of-way. They all wave at me, and, you know, they love it."

It's always interesting when Fortmann shows up at the University of Georgia to pick up Bauman, 20, who is a sophomore art major.

And, of course, police don't know quite what to make of the vintage, blue-and-white ambulance.

''We got pulled over by a cop coming back from Nashville, Tenn.," Fortmann said. ''He just wanted to see inside of it."

Tony Fortmann of Oconee County sits in a gurney behind his ambulance Thursday.Jeff Blake/Staff

Getting the ambulance is a dream come true for Fortmann, and he has managed to figure out a way to use the vehicle as a marketing gimmick for his company, Kiddazzle Visual Promotions.

The company has booked rave concerts -- a music phenomenon known for its disc jockeys, electronic sounds, flashing lights and dancing -- at Atlanta clubs like Masquerade and The Crescent Room. Often, Fortmann leaves his ambulance -- lights flashing -- sitting in front of the clubs.

''It gets a lot of notoriety, and with the lights it makes it very easily recognizable,'' he said. ''People look at it and they go, 'Oh wow. That's Kiddazzle Productions right there. That's whose ambulance that is"

In Atlanta, Fortmann has booked acts like The Punisher, Dr. Groo, Friction & Spice, D.J. Mirage and others. He now hopes to spread to the Classic City and book similar shows.

Fortmann uses the ambulance to lug visual-effects equipment to the shows. He sets up large screens onstage and shows old movie clips and psychedelic graphics that change in sync with the music.

''It gives them a total experience," he said. ''They're not just going and hearing something, they're completely assaulted.''

Fortmann also uses the ambulance simply for his own enjoyment. He said he's wanted one since he was a kid after seeing a similar Caddy in the movie ''Ghostbusters."

He bought the ambulance for $9,000 from a former volunteer firefighter in Nashville and has sunk another $3,000 in repair work into it.

Fortmann said his ambulance is the only one in the country with 15 flashing lights. It also may be the only one equipped with a generator. Fortmann, a DJ, said he hooks his sound equipment to the generator and cruises the streets, making music while a friend drives.

''I'll sit back there and I'll play music, and we'll be driving down the road and we'll have a good ol' time,'' he said.

But when it's time to sample the night life in Athens, Fortmann leaves the ambulance at home.

''We haven't gone to the bars yet or gone downtown at night,'' he said. ''What we're afraid of is parking places. This thing is 22 feet, 6 inches long and there's not too much ambulance-friendly parking.''

This article published in the Athens Daily News on Monday, February 26, 2001.